The future is canceled

I stumbled upon this ominous sign while walking around Brooklyn today. Perhaps it's fitting on a day that marks an end of an era.



I'm talking about the switch from analog to digital TV. It actually happened! Most people probably don't care or hardly noticed because they have fancy paid TV, but as I am a proponent of free TV and broadcasts in general, and stubborn about paying for such things, I am one of the affected. I will miss the site of snowy TV and trying to angle rabbit ear antennas just so, banging on the tube to get a clearer picture (all classics). Gone are the days. It is indeed a sad day. Everything about digital TV feels so cold and robot-y. But alas, our previous President deemed it so and now the day has arrived. Good luck fellow analog friends!

Spilled silk

As we've steadily had more lactose-induced, er, issues lately, we decided to try switching over to Silk Soy Milk for a while. So far, the results, if you will, are excellent. And I must say, it tastes quite good. Kind of lighter than traditional milk, but sweet and it surely is silky. I feared it might taste watered down or grainy, but it has been delightful. I think I had a bad experience with an old roommate's Rice Dream once where it had rock-like bits in it and tasted all watery. In conclusion, though slightly pricier than regular milk, we recommend Silk if you're having problems with the dairy digestion. Soy is the solution for so many things.

Birthday boys

Today marks my father's 71st birthday... Happy Birthday Dad! He doesn't look a day over 50(?), does he people? I'm happy to say that he's enjoying retirement, playing golf, working on his ceramic art, traveling, writing haikus, and hanging out with my mom. Ah, one can only hope to enjoy life as a retiree.

Scott's birthday is this week as well. He'll be 28, so it'll be a while until he can retire. The two most important men in my life are Gemini. I feel like that should mean something, but I'm not sure if it's a good thing if it does mean anything. I'll just say that they're both lovely, handsome gentlemen and I wish them both a very happy birthday. Love!

(The photo is when my father came to visit us in Japan. This is the night we took him to dinner and sprung the news on him that we secretly eloped... and he's still smiling! Whew!)